Healthcare Quality Improvement: Expanding Access to Federal Claims Data for Research.
This law aims to enhance healthcare quality and patient safety by granting clinical data registries access to claims information from federal programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. This access allows researchers to link claims data with clinical outcomes, enabling better assessment of treatment effectiveness and identification of areas needing improvement. This measure supports long-term improvements in medical standards and patient care, benefiting all citizens relying on these programs.
Key points
Qualified clinical data registries gain access to federal claims data (Medicare, and potentially Medicaid and CHIP) to conduct healthcare quality research.
The primary goal is improving patient safety and the quality of services provided by doctors and hospitals through detailed outcome analysis.
Data will be provided for a reasonable fee covering preparation costs, and the results of analyses, including deidentified combined data, may be published.
Expired
Citizen Poll